College Football 1997
Ranking of Teams Globally

Based on games played between 1997/8/23 and 1998/1/2
Ranking of Schedule
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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 5490 Tennessee 13 11 - 2 1 5490 2 5486 Auburn 13 10 - 3 2 5486 3 5132 Richmond 1 0 - 1 3 5132 4 5131 Arkansas 11 4 - 7 4 5131 5 5073 South Carolina 11 5 - 6 5 5073 6 5018 Florida 12 10 - 2 6 5018 7 4705 Appalachian State 1 0 - 1 7 4705 8 4595 Mississippi 12 8 - 4 8 4595 9 4424 Alabama 11 4 - 7 9 4424 10 4292 Southern California 11 6 - 5 10 4292 11 4181 Washington 12 8 - 4 11 4181 12 4119 Stanford 11 5 - 6 12 4119 13 4077 Mississippi State 11 7 - 4 13 4077 14 3989 Sam Houston 1 0 - 1 14 3989 15 3956 Florida State 12 11 - 1 15 3956 16 3917 Georgia 12 10 - 2 16 3917 17 3872 Kentucky 11 5 - 6 17 3872 18 3690 California 11 3 - 8 18 3690 19 3675 Georgia Tech 12 7 - 5 19 3675 20 3672 Western Illinois 1 0 - 1 20 3672 21 3653 UCLA 12 10 - 2 21 3653 22 3601 Virginia 11 7 - 4 22 3601 23 3585 Oregon 12 7 - 5 23 3585 24 3574 Louisiana State 12 9 - 3 24 3574 25 3551 Maryland 11 2 - 9 25 3551 26 3541 Arizona 12 7 - 5 26 3541 27 3488 Colorado 11 5 - 6 27 3488 28 3477 Clemson 12 7 - 5 28 3477 29 3450 Vanderbilt 11 3 - 8 29 3450 30 3323 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 30 3323 31 3312 Indiana 11 2 - 9 31 3312 32 3298 Notre Dame 13 7 - 6 32 3298 33 3271 Duke 11 2 - 9 33 3271 34 3242 Illinois 11 0 - 11 34 3242 35 3031 Washington State 12 10 - 2 35 3031 36 2987 Northwestern 12 5 - 7 36 2987 37 2958 Oregon State 11 3 - 8 37 2958 38 2896 North Carolina State 11 6 - 5 38 2896 39 2889 Citadel 1 0 - 1 39 2889 40 2864 Michigan 12 12 - 0 40 2864 41 2850 Iowa State 11 1 - 10 41 2850 42 2785 Wake Forest 11 5 - 6 42 2785 43 2776 Michigan State 12 7 - 5 43 2776 44 2727 Ohio State 13 10 - 3 44 2727 45 2620 Buffalo 1 0 - 1 45 2620 46 2596 Baylor 11 2 - 9 46 2596 47 2566 Arizona State 12 9 - 3 47 2566 48 2466 Nebraska 13 13 - 0 48 2466 49 2434 Samford 1 0 - 1 49 2434 50 2409 Penn State 12 9 - 3 50 2409 51 2369 North Carolina 12 11 - 1 51 2369 52 2342 Oklahoma 12 4 - 8 52 2342 53 2235 Minnesota 12 3 - 9 53 2235 54 2203 Central Florida 11 5 - 6 54 2203 55 2139 Missouri 12 7 - 5 55 2139 56 2037 Wisconsin 13 8 - 5 56 2037 57 2029 Texas Tech 11 6 - 5 57 2029 58 1848 Northern Arizona 1 0 - 1 58 1848 59 1842 Bowling Green 11 3 - 8 59 1842 60 1742 Purdue 12 9 - 3 60 1742 61 1738 Akron 11 2 - 9 61 1738 62 1644 East Carolina 11 5 - 6 62 1644 63 1629 Kansas State 12 11 - 1 63 1629 64 1609 Texas 11 4 - 7 64 1609 65 1536 Houston 11 3 - 8 65 1536 66 1520 San Diego State 12 5 - 7 66 1520 67 1495 Kansas 11 5 - 6 67 1495 68 1400 Southern Mississippi 12 9 - 3 68 1400 69 1356 Iowa 12 7 - 5 69 1356 70 1314 Northern Illinois 11 0 - 11 70 1314 71 1267 Texas A&M 13 9 - 4 71 1267 72 1103 Tulsa 11 2 - 9 72 1103 73 1100 Louisville 11 1 - 10 73 1100 74 1052 Montana 1 0 - 1 74 1052 75 1005 Louisiana Lafayette 11 1 - 10 75 1005 76 882 Kent State 11 3 - 8 76 882 77 799 Syracuse 13 9 - 4 77 799 78 747 San Jose State 11 4 - 7 78 747 79 716 Virginia Military 1 0 - 1 79 716 80 698 Louisiana Monroe 12 5 - 7 80 698 81 678 Oklahoma State 12 8 - 4 81 678 82 640 Southern Methodist 11 6 - 5 82 640 83 640 Texas Christian 11 1 - 10 83 640 84 626 West Virginia 12 7 - 5 84 626 85 615 Temple 11 3 - 8 85 615 86 493 Boston College 11 4 - 7 86 493 87 486 Brigham Young 11 6 - 5 87 486 88 438 Central Michigan 11 2 - 9 88 438 89 389 Miami FL 11 5 - 6 89 389 90 341 Tulane 11 7 - 4 90 341 91 337 Pittsburgh 12 6 - 6 91 337 92 318 Wyoming 13 7 - 6 92 318 93 301 Rutgers 11 0 - 11 93 301 94 276 Texas El Paso 11 4 - 7 94 276 95 261 Memphis 11 4 - 7 95 261 96 252 Rice 11 7 - 4 96 252 97 205 Hawaii 12 3 - 9 97 205 98 170 Eastern Michigan 11 4 - 7 98 170 99 159 Virginia Tech 12 7 - 5 99 159 100 103 Colorado State 13 11 - 2 100 103 101 38 Toledo 12 9 - 3 101 38 102 -59 Fresno State 12 6 - 6 102 -59 103 -107 Marshall 13 10 - 3 103 -107 104 -203 Ohio University 11 8 - 3 104 -203 105 -238 Nevada Reno 11 5 - 6 105 -238 106 -260 Utah 11 6 - 5 106 -260 107 -272 Miami OH 11 8 - 3 107 -272 108 -278 Cincinnati 12 8 - 4 108 -278 109 -316 Air Force 13 10 - 3 109 -316 110 -426 Ball State 11 5 - 6 110 -426 111 -470 Nevada Las Vegas 11 3 - 8 111 -470 112 -520 New Mexico 13 9 - 4 112 -520 113 -610 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 113 -610 114 -610 Nicholls State 1 0 - 1 114 -610 115 -639 Louisiana Tech 11 9 - 2 115 -639 116 -660 Western Michigan 11 8 - 3 116 -660 117 -1050 James Madison 1 0 - 1 117 -1050 118 -1284 Colgate 2 0 - 2 118 -1284 119 -1407 Utah State 12 6 - 6 119 -1407 120 -1412 Army 11 4 - 7 120 -1412 121 -1531 Portland State 2 0 - 2 121 -1531 122 -1758 Navy 11 7 - 4 122 -1758 123 -1801 New Mexico State 11 2 - 9 123 -1801 124 -1852 Boise State 11 4 - 7 124 -1852 125 -1852 North Texas 11 4 - 7 125 -1852 126 -2057 Idaho State 2 0 - 2 126 -2057 127 -2079 Youngstown State 1 1 - 0 127 -2079 128 -2397 Arkansas State 11 2 - 9 128 -2397 129 -2582 Alabama Birmingham 11 5 - 6 129 -2582 130 -2628 Idaho 11 5 - 6 130 -2628 131 -2755 Illinois State 1 0 - 1 131 -2755 132 -3168 Jacksonville State 1 0 - 1 132 -3168 133 -3168 Western Kentucky 1 0 - 1 133 -3168 134 -3168 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 1 134 -3168 135 -3285 Lafayette 1 0 - 1 135 -3285 136 -3363 Eastern Washington 1 1 - 0 136 -3363 137 -3363 Weber State 1 0 - 1 137 -3363 138 -3916 Indiana State 1 0 - 1 138 -3916 139 -3932 Cal State Northridge 3 1 - 2 139 -3932 140 -4738 North Alabama 1 1 - 0 140 -4738 141 -5763 California Poly 1 1 - 0 141 -5763 142 -6800 Southern Utah 1 1 - 0 142 -6800 143 -6800 Missouri State 1 0 - 1 143 -6800 144 -6800 Central Arkansas 1 0 - 1 144 -6800